National Republican., 1887-08-04
COWBOY CAPERS.
''BUCK, TAYLOR, OF THE "wILD WEST"
SHOW, IN ENGLAND.
Reflections of Memory Seasoned with
Rumbiings of Disgust

It is big tax upon ones skill to dovetal
two extremes Of time. Aud feel q good
deal as II had been riding all night on n
roller coaster when haul up memories Of
bygoue days and til them to the transpir-
ings OF the present. side by side see a
throne and ranch, with Buck Taylor sit.
ting on the fence.
lIet us interrupt you to remark that the
45-inch Egyptian Flouucing, in cream and
ecru, that we have been asking SOC aud 9Sc
for, we have reduced to 75c yard.l
But to resume:
Who would have thought lt9 Tho fates
are certainly becoming very frivolous, or
| else the time is near at hand when some
great levelipg influence will throw together
the pastures OF society. When l read the
cable announcement that Minister Phelps's
patent feathers and "Buck's' No. Ii reser
vation cowhidcs had looked each other
squartly in the face, l knew there was
| familiarity abroad but doubled my dose
when The key that unlocked 5000 miles Of
uninhabited area declared that "B ick"
had entwined his 1ve-pointed terminus Of
touch about the hand that belongs to the
queen OF England's big boy. This was too
much.
[Let us int, rrupt you to remark that the
42-inch Cbantlly and Guipure FlouncIny,
heretofore sold at $i.os yard, we have
marked down to $l.74 yard.l
But to resume:
| Idont wonder the bronco threw "Buck."
TIe Isn't to be blamed. Now just think of
1t. Suppose you were bronco. How
would you like to be shipped clear across
the Atlantic ocean without any decent ac-
commodations, and after you got into
strange country have the fellow who kicked
you and cursed you in happy and un-
trammeled past turn right around and
shake you for long-legged thoroughbred
with only three inches of tail, and good for
nothing except to jump bitches and hop
over fences9 Wouldn't your natural pride
resent this neglectP And beside, you would
feel more than ever stranger when the
man who had labored long and indus
trlously to spoil your disposition and teach
you to act like the devil, so he could make
money out OF you-when he began to wax
his moustache aud take off his hat to
women.
[Let us interrupt you to remark that the
1l-inch Swiss Embroideres- beauti-
full, deep patterns SO much sought for
earlier in the season at 35 cents yard, will
be sold at 25 cents for the odd lengths that
remain.l
, But to resume:
have scratched the hillside clearing that
hides beneath the crown of my hat and tried
to picture the expression on the face Of
, Little Black Shin when be hears how for
getful "Buck" has become of his VOWS.
How desperately disgusted the copper.
! hued warrior and drunkaid will be when h.
! hears that the bronco only sent "Buck" t.
the hospital. There was a time when Buck
Taylor would no sooner have gone to a
r hospital than he would have gone to bed
without his boots. Little Black Shin know.
this, and so do l. Now things are differ
Q ent. To-day he lies upon snowy pallet OF
"ttmporary indisposition." A soft-voicet
: muse in pettlcoats and white cap bathes hi'
7, brow with eau de-cologne, and gives hin 4
IL few drops out OF silver spoon. All th'
9 horticultural ambition of the British EN-
: pire is "hsting itself" to charm the sens,
= and delight the eye of "Buck." At morI
u and at evening the ward is besleged will
!, liveried messengers, aud cards Of sympath!
Il are more abundant than rats about an oil,
J, wharf.
[Let us interrupt you to remark that a
&c 25 cents pair we presenta big value in
,e lot of ladies' black ingram split feet hose
Il They are full regular made, and have dou
i, BILE heels and toes. Verify they are BIZ
s, value for the money!
- But to resume:
d Little Black Shin won't like this. 1t vii
,e arouse his resentment against the iujustic
r of fate. He will take few drops-forty
y perhaps-and he will take them often. II
,r will try and drown sorrow of heart by d.
a. luging his stomach. He will grunt bl
grunts Of contempt for the paleface win
allowed bucking pony to do him up int
dude and send him, a trembling wreck
ar into the bed Of the tenderfoot Lift
w. Black Shin will get drunk; and all the re
es spect "Buck" Taylor's name once inspire
IN will be consigned to that oblivion the mob
~ red man has decreed for old time agen
On and cheap Testaments.
E {: The Bon Marche